Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-12-28

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body OF one Of the departed pioneers o
that placs--Chet Clarke. He died Yea,
ago, leaving considerable property, includ.
ing mill and saloon. The spirit IL frs
qusntly seen around the mill. A sober
respectable citixsn met the ghos
upon the bridge ths other nigh
and was % frightened tha
he jumped thersform. Another has seer
the spectsr four times in different places
The bartender 1t Nj. Clarke's oil saloon
saw the up rit walk in the door the OF he,
night pass Dir .gonally through tho room,
turn and 60 along tho bar. then disappear
through the wall where there was Meth j,
door nor window. Everybody Il badly
frightened and v.ry few venture IN,
nights. Me- Clarke vs. one OF Traill
county's most respected AMI reputable cili.
NJ.
Tho First Baptist church Of spence,
has been dsd Gated.
There was q grand masquerade on
skates It tho rink in Deadwood on Chr ST.
mas eve.
The main tus ness block in Wnphe' ON
was Lurned rec. ntly. Loss, $37, 900
Fargo sent specirl train Of nrs apparatus
to the relief.
The board OF trustees Of Back Hills
college m t at Hot Spr ngs TO discuss the
adopt o o. plans and spec ications Of the
colleg, In ldn-.
The ST nd juy now in session at Far
70 has thus far returned thirty Eve indict.
ments, many of them against liquor law
vic l.tors. Several bills were also found
for burglary AMI larceny.
III. n. H haway, in Jail At New Rock
for charged with raping eight-year old
Nellie Cole, attempted suicide the othe.
day, In. was prev nted from c.rying ont
his purpose. He does not deny the CT me.
Aberdeen has socitl club known a.
tho NJ ,nhattan.
Dan G. N sedhsm, a. secretary Of the
Terri or. Farmers alliance, v Il open an
efdci nj Ahr1cen.
-. c. Adams, OF the Day County
Edymer. was married recently to Mrs.
I In, White at Fan Claire, Wis.
Farmers about Harroll save money
ON cosl by ordering it through tho alliance,
otwithstanding the increased freight
rases.
-Harrcl asks bids ON On artesian we'll
5000 feet deep, or as much deeper NJ may
b, necessary to get good now of water.
"A Huron man Is build ng . miniature
corn palace, fashioned after the capital at
Warrington. Twenty different varieties
Of corn ara used in its construction.
The Dakota wheat crop OF 1887 bids
fair to overrun the 60, 0OO, 900 bushels, es-
timated by P. F. Mcclure. Already 25,-
O0o. 600 ,@ush /. have been marketed.
The William, Bros, editors OF the
Hutchinson Herald, have been threatened
b. one G. p. Harlem with prosecution II
III y use his name in their paper in any
con m ication not founded ON fact. Har-
b has already brought suit against Mr..
True in tn, rum OF $1,000 for alleged
i!',l A letter published in the Herald.
Ri lnarcA's water system is now COM
p.e.s.
FIRES. City wants . daily mail and .
tee ealdn, company.
--.acl K,sfs CT rs 10 fight any man in
ths Territory, any number Of rounds, with
spy s'x gloves. for any stipulated amount.
- e.oce,y Alnl at Fargo has been boy
co.4ei BY milling 6sm at that plac, for
selling Il ,ur loo cheap.
The Dakoa Free Press claims gain
OF Ave cash subscribers, tie result Of be-
ing cursed by contemporary.
Tho loss caused ~ tho IRE At Maple
ton announced 10 &s4. 900, With IN ,nsur-
snc o. s13,25l.
--Ofson Short, o: Winfrs ], while partly
under the iDhaencs Of liquor, was thrown
from s.loon, breaking both bones Of his
lac.
-Tae q ,een Of the Gypsies was crowned
rscs ntly at Fort G,orga. The queen Il an
intelligent Indian princess, recently mar
risd 10 white man.
The United States grand jury at Fargo
has indicted Superinten lent GRAHAM, OF
the Northern Pacific. under the Interstate
law, for refusing 10 furnish cars to Hawk,
OF Buffalo.
The cribs at vrmillioa are mot sum.
cient 10 afford storage room for all the
CO n that ID brought to that market.
The old ill at Deadwool and the
two Its belonging 70 il hava been soli.
The Sturgis Record estimates that the
peo. l OF the Bl.ck H liz sxpsnd ~, 900
annually for coal oil for nlaminating pur-
poses
The grsni Jury q Aberdeen failed to
Ind Ct ths kss, 81 Of houses Of III fame
IN .hnt city.
The ctty council Of Absrleen his de :
cilsd 70 pefpi no moro glove contests In
ttas ctr.
"A ont ,ixty-fvs person, hsvs left Alb
srds y Tor plsls1rs "Trip to W ashineson
tsrritOry.
-Ths Bismarck National and The Cap.
tsl Natioaal banks, Of 6ism .rck. viii con-
solidass en January 10.
-An insAsctual a4tsmpt vas nAds "a
take IL life Of = itor Huns of the
Rs II, Gy0pkie.
--Oves 1,l11 ions Of tosl were shipped
from ~ 8 ne = nss last month. ana then
ths u lsss vera not ~ Allsd.
T.u. rA;ldeen IN 49, fsnailr - Ma.an